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Grade English Language Arts Georgia Standards of Excellence (ELAGSE)
GRADES 6-8
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ELA GSE UNIT PLAN: ______ 9 WEEKS (1
, 2
, 3
, OR 4
)
Use your grade-level curriculum map to determine the reading and writing focuses of your unit and the numbers and types of assessments
READING FOCUS : ___________________________________ (Literary or Informational)
THEME:
EXTENDED TEXT:
SHORT TEXTS (mixture literary and informational):
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SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:
WRITING FOCUS: ____________________________________ (Argumentative or Informative/Explanatory; consult your grade-level curriculum map)
ASSESSMENT TASKS (These writing prompts will serve as the assessments for this unit.)
Informative/Explanatory writing should focus on why literary and rhetorical choices are made by the author, and how those choices are intended to affect or
impact the reader based solidly in text evidence; argumentative/opinion writing must advance a specific claim or claim(s) and provide strong and logical
support, based solidly in text, for claims.
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Georgia Department of Education
April 15, 2015 • Page 1 of 6